There are only so many movies that I consider effectively “perfect.” Movies so tightly done, with good acting, good editing, every piece has its place, and even knowing the twists you can watch them over and over again. One for me is “The Usual Suspects”. Another is John Wick. OK, it’s not flawless. It’s certainly not terribly “original”. But, and this is a huge but, it delivers exactly what it promises, with excellent pacing, interesting characters that behave exactly how you’d expect peopl…
Outside of the realm of classical art, there are a number of artists who are primarily famous for their fantasy and Sci Fi artwork and book covers. Vallejo, Sweet, and of course, Michael Whelan.…
Posting has been light the last couple days as I’m about 350 miles from where I normally reside and making plans to get back home with dogs and family after a mildly oversized storm system came through. I’m fortunate, my home was above flood lines, and thanks to a recently replaced transformer around the block I still have power (in 2004 I got to watch my neighbors lights – on a different transformer – for two days before power came on with Gaston…). Certainly better than some towns in West VA.…
Finally, gentlemen, I give you Raquel Welch…
As the Didact has observed, my tastes in metal run more toward symphonic. This is in large part because my musical background included several years of violin, and before that, a couple years of piano, a southern upbringing, and a northern European heritage steeped in both classical and folk music. That said, I’ve found it’s consistently easier for better metal bands to incorporate symphonic elements into their music, with many metal bands already doing more complex music than the pop norm, than…